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This handout is not meant to be comprehensive, but rather a guide to help you get started. Please consult with staff at the Bio-Medical Library Reference Desk for further assistance in locating the information you need.

Books, A-V Materials, etc.

Locate books and non-print resources in the University Libraries by searching MNCAT in LUMINA. In addition to keyword searching on AIDS or HIV, the following major subject headings will help you locate information more effectively.

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Journal Literature

Find articles in medical journals by searching the MEDLINE database. This database is available via OVID to current University students, staff, faculty, or anyone searching at the Bio-Medical Library. MEDLINE is also available for free to anyone via PubMed at www.ncbi.nlm.gov/PubMed. See also the paragraph on HIV/AIDS Resources from the National Library of Medicine, below.

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Suggested Reference Books

• HIV/AIDS Resources.

  Provides information on HIV and AIDS resources in the United States. Includes national and state hotlines, selected internet resources, federal agencies, national organizations.

  WC503 H6752 (Latest edition in the Bio-Med reference collection)

• The AIDS Knowledge Base.

  A textbook on HIV disease from the University of California, San Francisco, and the San Francisco General Hospital. 3^rd edition is in the Bio-Med reference collection (REF WC503 A288935 1999) and is available on the Internet at: http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=KB

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WebSites

• HIV/AIDS Resources from the National Library of Medicine. (http://www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/HIV/HIVMain.html)

  NLM’s site hosts 4 specialized databases, AIDSLINE, AIDSTRIALS, AIDSDRUGS and DIRLINE (all available via GratefulMed). In addition, the site hosts satellite broadcasts and posts timely information on trials, treatments and conferences.

• MEDLINEplus:AIDS (www.nlm.nihy.gov/medlineplus/aids.html)

  NLM's consumer-orientated site offers a vast array of links to quality websites, organized by subtopic.

• National Institutes of Health Office of AIDS Research (www.nih.gov/od/oar)

  The NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR) is located within the Office of the Director of NIH and is responsible for the scientific, budgetary, legislative, and policy elements of the NIH AIDS research program. Its website provides detailed updates on research initiatives, analysis, and offers links to other sites, predominantly governmental.

• HealthWeb (healthweb.org/brouse.cfm?subjectid=22)

  HealthWeb’s HIV and AIDS page is a collaborative effort of the Library of the Health Sciences University of Illinois at Chicago, Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center and the HealthWeb Project. The majority of resources presented are hypertext links to information on AIDS & HIV with short reviews that accompany the given resource.

This site contains a wealth of peer-reviewed information, including citations and abstracts of recent major articles as well as clinical guidelines, information on clinical trials, and recent conferences.

• HIV Positive.Com (www.hivpositive.com/)

  HIV positive.com is a consumer oriented website, providing good basic information about HIV & AIDS as well as information on new treatments, guidelines and statistics. It is produced by TRX Interactive Communications Inc.

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Statistics

• UNAIDS (www.unaids.org)

  Website of the Joint United National Programme on HIV/AIDS. A good resource for non-United States and global information, including statistics by country.

• CDC’s HIV/AIDS Surveillance (www.cdc.gov/hiv/stats/hasrlink.htm)

  U.S. AIDS/HIV statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• AIDS Monthly (www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/pub.html)

  Minnesota statistics from the Minnesota Department of Health